
Former Pa. First Families condemn fire at Governor's Residence
Five former Pennsylvania governors and one ex-governor's family issued a joint statement Friday condemning the violent arson.
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Joe Brandt has been a digital content producer for CBS News Philadelphia since 2022. He is a Temple University graduate and was born and raised in Pitman, NJ.
At Temple, Joe was editor-in-chief of The Temple News and a Dow Jones News Fund editing intern at The New York Times. He also reported for the Philadelphia Daily News in 2015 before its merger with the Philadelphia Inquirer.
After graduation, he covered crime and courts in South Jersey for NJ.com before shifting to TV/digital, writing for NBC10 Philadelphia and LX.com.
He's interested in service journalism (a.k.a. "news you can use") and covering the climate and housing in Philadelphia.
Five former Pennsylvania governors and one ex-governor's family issued a joint statement Friday condemning the violent arson.
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